1. The Prosecutor, as the appellant in an interlocutory
appeal and by motion,1 seeks clarification as to whether the
Book of Authorities (consisting of 264 pages),2 which she has
filed in addition to her Appellant’s Brief,3 complies with
the Practice Direction on the Length of Briefs and Motions.4

2. The Practice Direction, by par 2(b)(1), imposes
upon such an appellant a limit of 30 pages (or 9,000 words, whichever
is the greater) for the length of his or her Appellant’s Brief. It also excludes
from those limits any appendix or book of authorities, but provides in par 6
that:

An appendix or book of authorities will not contain legal
or factual arguments, but rather references, source materials, items from
the record, exhibits, and other relevant, non-argumentative material.
An appendix will be of reasonable length, which is normally three times
the page limit for [the Appellant’s Brief], although it is understood
that the length of appendices will naturally vary more than the length
of briefs.

3. The Prosecutor draws attention to Rule 111 of the
Rules of Procedure and Evidence ("Rules"),5 which requires
an Appellant’s Brief to set out "all of the arguments and authorities" in support
of the grounds of appeal specified in the Notice of Appeal.6
The Prosecutor then seeks (1) clarification as to whether her Book of Authorities
is limited to three times the length of her Appellant’s Brief,7
which is 30 pages, and (2) if it is so limited, leave to exceed that limit to
a total of 264 pages.8

4. In the opinion of the Appeals Chamber, Rule 111
requires an appellant to identify in the Appellant’s Brief the authorities upon
which he or she relies for the arguments put forward by name and citation (including
the relevant page or paragraph of those authorities) only. A Book of Authorities
is produced only in order to assist the Appeals Chamber in its consideration
of the appeal. It is not an appendix to a party’s Brief. Provided that the Book
of Authorities does not contain any legal or factual arguments, and contains
only source materials, its length is not limited by any of the provisions of
the Practice Direction. However, parties should include within it only those
authorities to which they believe the Appeals Chamber will need to refer.
It is not usually necessary to include within a Book of Authorities copies of
decisions of the Tribunal itself.

5. The Appeals Chamber nevertheless emphasises that any
appendix to a party’s motion or brief in an appeal (whether on the merits or
an interlocutory appeal) must conform with the requirements of par 6
of the Practice Direction; it, too, must "not contain legal or factual arguments",
and it must be "of reasonable length, which is normally three times the page
limit for that class of motion or brief [...], although it is understood that
the length of appendices will naturally vary more than the length of briefs".

6. In those circumstances, the Book of Authorities has been
properly filed by the Prosecutor, and it is unnecessary to grant the alternative
relief sought.

Done in English and French, the French text being authoritative.

Dated this 25th day of January 2002,
At The Hague,
The Netherlands.

________________________
Judge Claude Jorda
Presiding

[Seal of the Tribunal]

1. Motion for Clarification or Alternatively,
Variation of page Limitation of Book of Authorities Filed in Conjunction with
Interlocutory Appeal of the Prosecution Against "Decision on Prosecution's
Motion for Joinder", 16 Jan 2002 ("Motion").2. Book of Authorities to Appellant's Brief on Interlocutory
Appeal of Decision on Prosecution's Motion for Joinder, 16 Jan 2002.3. Interlocutory Appeal of the Prosecution Against "Decision
on Prosecution's Motion for Joinder", 15 Jan 2002.4. IT/184, 19 Jan 2001 ("Practice Direction").5. As amended on 21 December 2001 (IT/199).6. Filed in accordance with Rule 108, as similarly amended.7. Motion, pars 3-5.8. Ibid, par 9.